{"id":5325,"date":"2022-02-07T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=5325"},"modified":"2022-01-26T11:48:55","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T16:48:55","slug":"foolish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2022\/02\/07\/foolish\/","title":{"rendered":"FOOLISH"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Daily Reading:<\/strong> Exodus 26:1-27:21 ESV<\/a>, Matthew 25:1-30 ESV<\/a>, Psalm 31:1-8 ESV<\/a>, Proverbs 8:1-11 ESV<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daily Verse:<\/strong> \u201cFive of them were foolish<\/em>, and five were wise.\u201d (Matthew 25:2 ESV<\/a>) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

MOROS (3474): <\/strong>\u201cPrimarily denotes \u201cdull, sluggish\u201d (from a root muh<\/em>, \u201cto be silly\u201d); hence, \u201cstupid, foolish.\u201d  The word means morally worthless, a scoundrel, a more serious reproach than \u201cRaca\u201d; the latter scorns a man\u2019s mind and calls him stupid; moros scorns his heart and character; hence the Lord\u2019s more severe condemnation.\u201d[I]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Avoid foolishness.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lack of preparation leads to regret.  Today\u2019s parable compares five young girls preparing to meet their bridegroom.  Five of them took oil for their lamps; the others didn\u2019t.  Jesus called the unprepared girls foolish.  When the bridegroom came, they didn\u2019t enjoy the feast because they had to buy more oil first.  The silly girls missed their chance to unite with their love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesus\u2019 story portrays a powerful lesson.  We must prepare ourselves for Christ\u2019s return.  One way or another, we will reunite with our Lord.  Either our natural death on the appointed day will lead us into Jesus\u2019 arms, or His return to earth, we will meet Christ. Both require preparation.  We need to learn to wait well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prepare for the Opportunity.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Placing our faith in Jesus and believing He will return begins the journey towards heaven.  Each day we\u2019re on earth, we must wait well.  Knowing when our life on earth ends, we will stand before God and give account for our lives, which spurs us onward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I age, my body hurts more.\u00a0 Since I pray for God to bless my husband and me with long life, I wait expectantly by taking care of my body, God’s temple.\u00a0 Looking ahead to my eighties, I hope to remain active, playing golf and tennis all my days.\u00a0 To achieve that dream, I must take care of my body now.\u00a0 Therefore, I\u2019m becoming healthier daily by walking, regulating my food intake, and practicing yoga\u2014all things which will prepare me for playing tennis when I\u2019m 80 someday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Waiting well for Jesus means accepting His presence in our lives.  We keep our lamps full by spending time with Him daily through God\u2019s word, each day growing closer to Him as the Holy Spirit takes control of our life.  Heaven and earth meet when our hearts connect with Jesus through His Spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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[i]<\/a> Strong, J., & Strong, J. (2010). The New Strong’s expanded exhaustive concordance of the Bible<\/em>. Greek Dictionary of the New Testament<\/em> (p 169) Thomas Nelson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2 minute read. Daily Reading: Exodus 26:1-27:21 ESV, Matthew 25:1-30 ESV, Psalm 31:1-8 ESV, Proverbs 8:1-11 ESV Daily Verse: \u201cFive of them were foolish, and five were wise.\u201d (Matthew 25:2 ESV)  MOROS (3474): \u201cPrimarily denotes \u201cdull, sluggish\u201d (from a root muh, \u201cto be silly\u201d); hence, \u201cstupid, foolish.\u201d  The word means morally worthless, a scoundrel, a more… Continue reading FOOLISH<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5325"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5334,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5325\/revisions\/5334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}